THE DANCERS
Core Members
OLIVIA COOMBS
OLIVIA COOMBS (she/her), began her training in ballet under the direction of Jessica Wilson at Ballet Workshop of New England. Olivia then studied at the Alonzo King Lines Ballet Training Program for two years where she performed in works by Alonzo King, Maurya Kerr, Sidra Bell, Iratxe Ansa, Gregory Dawson, Kara Davis, and Erik Wagner. Olivia apprenticed with Dawson Wallace Dance Project in Denver for one season. She has also performed work by Ismael Ivo as part of a special research project at ImpulsTanz in Vienna, Austria and Sao Paulo, Brazi. Olivia is a founding Core Member of BDT and also serves in the roles of Rehearsal Director and Trainee Program Coach.
KHRIS HENRY
KHRIS HENRY (he/him) is a native of Boston and is a BFA graduate of the University of Hartford at the Hartt School. He began his training at the Origination Cultural Arts Center and Boston Arts Academy. While a student, Khris has had experience with choreographers Nathan Trice, Catherine Young, Desmond Richardson, Dwight Rhoden, Norbert De La Cruz, Brain Arias, and Yoshito Sakuraba. After guesting with BDT in 2019 and 2020, Khris joined as a Core Member in 2021. He is also a BDT Trainee Program Coaching Assistant.
SEAN PFEIFFER
SEAN PFEIFFER (he/him), is a dance and performance artist from Ann Arbor, MI. In May of 2022, Sean graduated from New York University with a BFA in Dance from the Tisch School of the Arts, as well as a minor in Business. He has had the honor to perform in works by Yin Yue, Stephen Petronio, Camille A. Brown, Marco Goecke and more. Upon graduation in May of 2022, Sean moved to Boston to join Boston Dance Theater’s Trainee Program. He was promoted to Apprentice in April 2023 and to Core Member Jr in September 2023. Sean also serves as BDT’s Administrative Assistant.
HENOCH SPINOLA
HENOCH SPINOLA (he/him), a native of Cabo Verde Islands, began his classical training with Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre in Cambridge, MA, graduating from the Young Dancers Program in 2006 to become a full company member 2007. After leaving JMBT, Henoch began working with Prometheus Dance from 2011–2012, along with other dance companies local to Boston. He then moved to New York City to dance in a work by Itzik Galili at the Metropolitan Opera from 2013-2014. He then earned a Master of Fine Arts within the Creative Practice: Dance Professional Practice Pathway from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Henoch has been a Core Member since 2019 and also serves as the BDT Trainee Program Manager and Coach.
JESSIE JEANNE STINNETT
JESSIE JEANNE STINNETT (she/her) is a dance teacher, choreographer, and co-artistic director of Boston Dance Theater with veteran Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili. She received a BFA in Dance Performance from The Boston Conservatory and an MFA in Creative Practice: Dance Professional Pathway from Trinity Laban Conservatoire, in conjunction with Independent Dance/Siobhan Davies Dance. Jessie has performed for the Metropolitan Opera, Tate Britain (UK), Prometheus Dance, Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (Vienna), The Boston Baroque Opera, and Bard College’s SummerScape Festival.
WESLEY URBANCZYK
WESLEY URBANCZYK (they/them), graduated with a BFA in Dance performance from Jacksonville University with a double major in English literature. They’ve had the privilege to work with choreographers such as Roya Carreras, Maleek Washington, Jennifer Archibald, Cleo Parker Robinson, Amy Miller, and Antonio Brown. After moving to Boston from Florida to join BDT’s Trainee Program in 2021, Wesley was promoted to Apprentice in September 2022 and to Core Member Jr in January 2023.